Site minder INTEGRATION

We are looking to have reverse proxy with apache server and the integrating it to Siteminder, we are looking for information about the advantages and disadvantages of this and also we are looking at other options like
Oracle IPlanet with SiteMinder Web Agent, Ngnix and Httpd please let me know the advantages and disadvantages of the listed and which would be the best solution you guys think.

For Web Server I would first check the Platform Support Matrix. this will depend upon your version of SiteMinder (R6, R12.0, R12.5) and verify that the Web Server is supported as a reverse proxy.

As for advantages and disadvantages, i'm not sure where to look those us. I know Sun has an advantage to other web servers that it can natively serve JSP files, and IIS has the advantage of ASP/ASPX files.

For a full list on the servers though, i think it would be best to figoure out which ones you would like to examine in depth based on support as a reverse proxy, combined with cost, then contacting the server vendor for a full spec sheet to use and figure out which one best suits your needs.

For Web Server I would first check the Platform Support Matrix. this will depend upon your version of SiteMinder (R6, R12.0, R12.5) and verify that the Web Server is supported as a reverse proxy.

As for advantages and disadvantages, i'm not sure where to look those us. I know Sun has an advantage to other web servers that it can natively serve JSP files, and IIS has the advantage of ASP/ASPX files.

For a full list on the servers though, i think it would be best to figoure out which ones you would like to examine in depth based on support as a reverse proxy, combined with cost, then contacting the server vendor for a full spec sheet to use and figure out which one best suits your needs.

We are looking to have reverse proxy with apache server and the integrating it to Siteminder, we are looking for information about the advantages and disadvantages of this and also we are looking at other options like
Oracle IPlanet with SiteMinder Web Agent, Ngnix and Httpd please let me know the advantages and disadvantages of the listed and which would be the best solution you guys think.

Thanks,

Reddy

Hi Reddy,

usually we use a lot of time the Apache Reverse Proxy.
It is a easy installation and enable you to create a very detailed environment, creating for instance different virtual host/agentname and similar.
The biggest advantage is that, if you have 50 applications must be protect you need to have (and buy!) 50 agents. Using the Apache you can use just one agent (the one's in front of the instance of Apache) protecting all resources directly with siteminder (realm, applications).
You can also configure different log for different agentname of the same Apache agent.